WPBSA Int'l Championship: 9-4 triumph sees Chinese potter reach final

The International Championship takes place in Daqing, Heilongjiang province. China's Ding Junhui was seeking more success on home soil, after victory at the Shanghai Masters last month. And a victory over Judd Trump in the semi-finals of the event, would see move a step closer to that feat.

Ding would be on form in the early part -- grabbing the first two frames. He would not allow Trump any opportunity to get to the table.

Taking a 6-nothing lead.

The Juddernaut would start to find a groove getting a break of 81.Winning the seventh frame. He would rattle off a couple more to close the gap to 7-3.

And eventually pulls to within 7-4.

In the 12th Trump falters on this red -- and that opens the door for Ding. The Chinese not giving his opponent another chance.

Finished with a run of 134 break and putting Trump on the brink of elimination. Trump led in that phase, but cannot get the black ball to fall -- and again giving his opponent a chance.

The Chinese went on a run of 72 win the frame and the match 9-4. Ding faces the winner between Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham in the final.